Mediterranean Traybake

Ingredients

• 100 g asparagus
• 2 red onions
• handful of basil
• 1 loaf of ciabatta
• 2 red bell peppers
• 500 g cherry tomatoes (on vine)
• 1 jar of kalamata olives
• Small handful of thyme
• 1 lemon
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 2 teaspoon chilli flakes
• 100 g artichoke hearts
• salt
• pepper
• olive oil

Method

Preheat your oven to 180°C/360°F/gas mark 4.

Halve the artichoke hearts, chop up the peppers, break off the ends of the asparagus, slice the onions and place into a baking tray. Add the olives, garlic and tomatoes. Break up the ciabatta and add this to the tray. Season with a pinch of salt and a good grinding of pepper. Sprinkle the chilli flakes in. Give the tray a generous drizzle of olive oil and stir it all together. Place into the oven for 30 minutes.

Dressing time: Chop up the basil and thyme and add this to a small jar or glass. Add the juice of a whole lemon and pour in roughly 30 ml of olive oil. Next, a pinch of salt and pepper and mix everything together.

Once 30 minutes is up, take the tray out of the oven and give it a good stir. Place it back into the oven for another 20 minutes.

Once it’s cooked, take it out of the oven and pour the dressing over the top. And that’s it, so simple! Time to tuck in.